Historical development of mesenteric anatomy provides a universally applicable anatomic paradigm for complete/total mesocolic excision

Gastroenterology Report

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 245-250

  Sehgal, Rishabh ^a,b   Coffey, J Calvin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Mid Western Regional Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Complete mesocolic excision; Mesenteric excision; Mesocolon; Toldt's fascia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920918106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gastro/gou046     Document Type: Review

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